Messa a 4 voci con orchestra (Messa di Gloria (a 4 voci)). By Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924). Edited by Dieter Schickling. Arranged by Paul Horn. For soli tenor and baritone voices, SATB, piccolo, flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 cornets, 3 trombones, ophicleide, timpani, 2 violins, viola, cello, contrabassoon, [2 cornets, harp]. Score available separately - see item CA.4064500. Masses, Latin. Level 4. Complete orchestral parts. Language: Latin. Duration 43 minutes. Published by Carus Verlag (CA.4064519).
With Language: Latin. Masses, Latin.
As a revision to the provisional edition which until now Carus has offered for sale, Carus presents the first critical edition of Puccini's only Mass. Based on a comparison with the autograph score, numerous errors were corrected which had been present in all previous editions of this Mass. In preparing this edition, Puccini's additions to the instrumentation in the Benedictus and his new version of the tenor aria "Gratias agimus" from the Gloria have both been taken into consideration. The newer version of the tenor aria changes the character of the piece to such a great degree, that it has been included separately as an appendix in this edition. The doubling of the brass and string parts, the addition of two French horns and a harp, as well as the addition of an instrumental postlude which consists of a repetition in the violoncelli of the main section of the aria, leads one to believe that possibly Puccini considered having this Aria performed outside the context of the Mass as a separate concertante piece.

Suite - Der Rosenkavalier by Richard Strauss (1864-1949). Arranged by Jan Cober. For Concert band. Symphonic Series. Grade 6. Score and set of parts. Duration 0:22:51. Published by Beriato Music (BT.0506-1-286).
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) is mainly known for his symphonic poems such as Don Juan, Also Sprach Zarathustra, Ein Heldenleben,... However, he also wrote many operas and Der Rosenkavalier (created in 1911 in Dresden) with a libretto by Von Hofmannsthal is probably the most popular of them all. In our Jan Cober Series, we would like to present this very special arrangement of the suite from Der Rosenkavalier. Jan Cober worked extensively on this arrangement and carefully composed this new suite. In this respect, he preserved the necessary mood and vitality of Strausss music so it could be played by a brass band. He has done this without losing sight of the musical tension of the original.